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which there were 37,587 households. In these households or families, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them while 52.% were married couples living together, and 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present. The census further explains that 33.2% were non-families and 25.8% of all households in the city were made up of individuals. The census further explain that 8.5% had someone living alone that was 65 years of age or older and have an average household size of 2.48 with a

heads of the household pursue careers and at the same time

of the Church and the appearance of women in the labor market, for example, contributed in decreasing significantly the size of today’s households. However, a minority of homes in Canada diverges from this general tendency and still counts a large number of children. Despite the challenges brought by raising a large family in a society adapted for smaller households, growing up in such an environment has plenty of positive effects on children. Indeed, kids who grow up in large families develop a sense

Introduction Background and Significance: The goal of this action research project is to contrast and compare the economic and cultural benefits of multigenerational households in the Midwest of USA since the economic downturn. This research will focus on multigenerational households of families attending the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Belleville Head Start Center . The families at this particular Head Start are diverse, young parents with low income and other factors that

Child poverty in Britain affects an increasing number of families; the most recent statistics from 2014-2015 show that poverty affects 1 in 4 children in the UK today1. The cause of child poverty has many contributing factors and creates multiple issues for the individuals affected. Child poverty in Britain is much different than the television adverts that show the awful living conditions of children in third world countries, however still has devastating outcomes for those experiencing poverty

the suggested amount of money to be given out but placed restrictions upon on how one may utilize those resources. By the government using the word ignorant, it feels that if you have a job or no job or limited amount of resources coming into the household, it means that at some point you were incapable of maintaining a well-balanced lifestyle for yourself. Despite our country’s wishes, the picture of welfare paints a face of the minority woman. In a way, one could view this as a way that the system

likely to live in a female-headed family without a spouse present, compared to 20% for Whites. Furthermore, “beginning in the late 1960’s, there was a drastic increase in minority divorces”(Snyder and McLaughlin 2004). Poverty rises as the heads of households’ decrease, which is happening in the inner city. These mothers have to support an

conflict of Don and Heather, is a growing conflict of dual income households in the new world of economic instability that exist in the current economy. The problem of being in the workplace or being an at home childcare provider, plagues a great many parents, no matter their marital situation. Don and Heather, are two newly weds who thought they had a creative solution to this dilemea. Heather would stay home tend to the household and telecommunicate three days out the week for additional income

have been divorced, there could be many more reasons which we will never know. More than 80% of these families are headed by single women. Female headed single parent families are more likely to be living in or almost in poverty. Female headed households often fare worse than single fathers because men are often paid more in their occupations and also because some mothers are unable to collect child support, single mothers may also be dealing with other issues such as loneliness, less time for themselves

Traditionally work practices in the household was that the man would go to work while his partner would stay at home ,looking after the children and the household functions.But in the modern world times both parents are required to work due to the rising cost of living, paying for the family house and the day to day cost of raising children. Flexible working conditions allow parents to manage their work and personal commitments without loosing hours in the workplace as a whole. There are many advantages